Contracts awarded

Date of publication in the cantonal official gazette

  AG  01.02.2019
Date of publication Simap: 01.02.2019

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Nagra
Procurement authority/Organizer: Nagra,  attn A&V / George Wewerka, Hardstrasse 73, Postfach 280,  5430  Wettingen,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  george.wewerka@nagra.ch

1.2 Type of contracting authority

Other supporting organisations assuming cantonal tasks

1.3 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.4 Type of order

Order for services

1.5 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

TBO - Geomechanical laboratory testing of Opalinus Clay

Lot no.: 1

Short description: Triaxial testing class-A tests, requiring highly specialised equipment and personnel resources. It is planned to award three contracts to three bidders, each for a minimum of 30 tests.

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	73111000 - Research laboratory services,
	71900000 - Laboratory services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Name: NGI, Nadderudveien 115B,  1359  Eiksmarka,  Norway
Price (total price):  CHF 413'748.00 without VAT
Additional information: Value of anticipated contract may vary.

Name: SINTEF Industry, S.P. Andersens vei 15B,  7465  Trondheim,  Norway
Price (total price):  CHF 760'824.00 without VAT
Additional information: Value of anticipated contract may vary.

Name: RSTD, 6421 N. Business Park Loop Rd.,  84098  Park City,  United States of America
Price (total price):  CHF 659'650.00 without VAT
Additional information: Value of anticipated contract may vary.

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: The most economically advantageous offers for best quality.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 26.10.2018
Organ of publication: simap.ch, Amtsblatt of the Canton of Aargau
Number of publication 1043209

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 01.02.2019

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 5

4.4 Additional information

Nagra reserves the right to mandate further similar tasks, as described in the tender-documents, directly. This in
accord with (§ 8 Abs. 3 lit. i submission decree of the Canton Aargau).

4.5 Procedures for appeal

1. Complaints against this procurement can be made, in a fixed period of 10 days after publication of the award, at the
Verwaltungsgericht des Kantons Aargau, Obere Vorstadt 40, 5001 Aarau, Switzerland. Complaints sent after the 10
day deadline will not be considered by the administrative court (Verwaltungsgericht).
2. The documentation of a complaint has to contain a request and a justification:
a) stating what the administrative court should decide on, and
b) showing on what evidence the arguments are based.
3. Complaints that do not fulfil the mentioned requirements and do not agree with the laws of the Canton Aargau will
not be considered.
4. A copy of the procurement publication and documents has to be attached to the document of complaint.
5. The complaints procedure has implicit cost risks, i.e. the losing party normally must pay the procedural costs as well as the costs for the legal representation of the other party.